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Paper and packaging companies have been largely driven by output volume. However, this is no longer sufficient, and new business models and processes can illustrate a successful path into the future. Many organizations are aiming to design a system that better balances demand with production, focuses on profitability, and can also yield a more efficient operations and control system. This transformation requires real-time digital information and control in a digital paper and packaging enterprise.

KENNESAW, GA, Aug. 31, 2015 (Press Release) -Heidelberg's Promatrix 106 CS die cutter will make its U.S. debut at Graph Expo in Chicago next month. This is the first opportunity to see our cost-efficient, automated die cutting machine in the Masterwork Machinery exhibit (Booth #857).

The Promatrix 106 CS can handle substrates from 65 lb. text to 48 pt. board. It outputs 8,000 sheets per hour, and has a maximum sheet size of 29.92x41.7 inches, matching the format of Heidelberg's flagship Speedmaster XL 106 press.

PaperWorks Industries, Inc., a leading integrated North American paperboard packaging supplier, will make a strategic investment of more than $11 million CAD ($9 million USD) over the next year to expand the capabilities of its Boehmer Box folding carton manufacturing facility in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The plant was one of the facilities acquired from CanAmPac in July.

Back in 2012, it was still quite a sensation when KBA announced the installation of a Rapida 106 with 19 printing and finishing units at Amcor Tobacco Packaging in Switzerland. In the meantime, investments in medium-format sheetfed offset presses with 10, 12, 14 or more units are no longer so unusual. And that is true for both packaging and commercial printers in many parts of the world.

BRUSSELS, 24 August 2015 (RISI) - Emin Leydier's Nogent-sur-Seine mill in France, which halted production earlier this month for a maintenance stop and then remained down after being hit by a fire, restarted last week.

The mill's sole 300,000 tonne/yr lightweight containerboard machine is expected to reach full capacity next week, a source at Emin Leydier said.

"We restarted the mill last Tuesday and the machine is running, but it is still in the phase of stabilization, hence, not running at its full capacity," the source said.

BRUSSELS, 25 August 2015 (RISI) - The Scotland-based paper and board trading company PG Paper has bought Scottish paper and board manufacturer Tullis Russell's Trucard and its associated product brands, as well as the Gemini range from KPMG. The firm did not disclose the amount of the transaction.

According to PG Paper, Tullis Russell sold 73,142 tonnes of Trucard branded paper last year. The trademark, which includes a wide range of premium coated and uncoated solid bleached sulphate (SBS) boards, is associated with the Tru, Truflo, Truscal, Trulux and Trusilk brands.

COMBINED LOCKS, WI, 25 August 2015 (Press Release) - Appleton Coated is building on the market success of its uncoated Pharmaceutical Insert (PI) Opaque line by offering stocked sheet and roll products. PI Opaque is designed and manufactured specifically for high-speed production of pharmaceutical insert and onsert projects in both traditional offset and high-speed web inkjet platforms.

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